The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 7, 2024

According to the Steam hardware survey, Windows Mixed Reality headsets are still used by 50–80,000 people today. They had some hype a few years ago, also because Magic Leap, in the beginning, hinted at the fact that it would have used them, but then they revealed themselves to be too unpractical for AR.

Microsoft 322

Microsoft Samsung Apple Unity 322

ARVR

JUNE 29, 2020

The Smart-Accessory Revolution A Pew Research Center survey conducted at the beginning of 2013 showed that only 51% of adults in the United States owned a smartphone, 6 years after the launch of the 1st-generation Apple iPhone. Another survey conducted mid-June 2019, 4 years since the debut of the Apple Watch, showed that roughly 1-in-5 U.S.

Augmented Reality 130

Augmented Reality Magic Leap Survey AR 130

ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

As pointed out in one of the Unity Developers’ blog posts , aside from the exponential rise of development businesses, we’re also seeing more developer tools, such as the Unity and Unreal engines, becoming more accessible. According to a PwC report , businesses are likely to become “metaverse power users.”

Virtual Reality 400

Virtual Reality Unreal Technology Entertainment 400

The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

I want to highlight 3 reports: Steam Hardware survey. Magic Leap, Niantic, etc…) and by two big countries (USA and China). More info (Steam Hardware Survey) More info (Superdata XR Update) More info (Digicapital Report). Magic Leap releases new tools for developers. All the others are getting breadcrumbs.

Magic Leap 164

Magic Leap AR Oculus Hardware 164

The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

This is Oculus’s answer to Steam Hardware & Software Survey. Magic Leap releases its SDK. We still haven’t seen a Magic Leap device , but at least now we can see its SDK. The SDK offers native APIs, but also supports popular game engines like Unity and Unreal 4.

AR 162

AR Magic Leap Oculus Virtual Reality 162

The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 11, 2019

The newest Steam Hardware Survey shows how Rift S has now more or less 8% of the market. Strategy Analytics highlights in his survey that mobile headsets like Daydream, Gear VR and Cardboard are continuously losing importance and revenue shares. In the end, XRDC has made a very interesting survey among XR devs.

Samsung 193

Samsung Survey Oculus AR 193

The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

This has been a pretty interesting week for me, having spoken at XR Safety Week and Stereopsia, and having published two cool articles about creating innovative SteamVR controllers and using Application SpaceWarp in Unity to almost double the framerate of your application. Magic Leap rebrands and kills the whale.

Survey 296

Survey Apple AR Samsung 296